MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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eliminate feudal dues
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raise taxes to pay off growing debt
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increase the influence of the peasants
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protect the privileges of the First and Second Estates
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Detailed explanation-1: -The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General. This assembly was composed of three estates – the clergy, nobility and commoners – who had the power to decide on the levying of new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among the estates, only the third estate had to bear the tax burden.
Detailed explanation-3: -Several key issues arose when Louis XVI called the Estates General to meet in 1789. First, the Estates General and King Louis XVI could not agree on what tax reform should look like. This caused bitterness between both sides, and the Estates General came to distrust the king’s intentions.
Detailed explanation-4: -Solution: Maintenance of and extravagant Court: France under various kings had an extravagant court at the Palace of Versailles. Wars and Economic Crisis: Long drawn wars already put a lot of pressure on the royal coffers. Which was followed by helping the thirteen American colonies to gain independence.